One-in-Five Healthcare Workers Suffer Depression, Anxiety, PTSD During COVID-19
One-in-five healthcare workers has experienced depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new systematic review of 65 studies.
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Face Masks Unlikely to Cause Over-exposure to Carbon Dioxide, even in COPD Patients
“The public should not believe that masks kill,” said researchers whose study found that wearing face masks is not linked to carbon dioxide poisoning by trapping CO2.
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Partnership to Distribute a Self-adhesive N95 Mask
A partnership between Avery Dennison and Global Safety First LLC will produce and distribute the ReadiMask Self-Adhesive NIOSH-certified N95 mask to support PPE supplies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Countless Healthcare Workers Sickened by Coronavirus
Increasing numbers of healthcare workers are being infected by COVID-19, with over 100 HCW fatalities reported worldwide.
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FDA Authorizes PPE Decontamination System
The FDA EUA allows Battelle’s Critical Care Decontamination System to clean up to 80,000 masks for a maximum of 20 reuses.
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Duke Researchers Publish ‘How to’ on Decontaminating N95 Masks for Reuse
According to Duke researchers, they tested and validated the use of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor to successfully decontaminate N95 respirators for up to 30 reuses, including human fit testing to ensure proper fitting.
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Thirdhand Smoke Can Transfer Cigarette VOCs to Indoor Spaces
Volatile organic compounds from cigarette smoke can cling to human bodies and clothing and be transferred in large quantities to indoor, non-smoking environments, exposing people to the equivalent of up to 10 cigarettes.
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Bump It: Fist Bumps Transfer Less Germs than Handshakes
Study results found nearly twice as many bacteria were transferred during a handshake compared to the high‐five, and significantly fewer bacteria were transferred during a fist bump than a high‐five.
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Infection Control: Healthcare Workers Routinely Contaminated with Respiratory Viruses
The skin, clothing and equipment of healthcare workers are routinely contaminated with respiratory viruses after patient care, indicating greater need for infection control measures.
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West Virginia Opening Black Lung Clinic to Support Miners, Steelworkers
WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital is opening a Respiratory and Occupational Lung Disease Clinic intended to help treat and prevent black lung disease.
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Exposure to Cleaning Products Increases Risk for COPD in Nurses
Regular use of chemical disinfectants and cleaning products may be a risk factor for...
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Human Breath Affects Office Air Quality
New research suggests that the greatest pollutants of office air are humans, who unwittingly carry...
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Workers Are Falling Ill, Even Dying, After Making Kitchen Countertops
Artificial stone used to make kitchen and bathroom countertops has been linked to cases of death...
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Taxi Drivers Exposed to Highest Levels of Black Carbon
Taxi drivers experience the highest exposures to black carbon, an indicator of diesel engine fumes, compared to couriers, truck drivers, waste removal and emergency service workers.
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Pulmonary Nodules Common in 9/11 Responders
More than half of World Trade Center responders with available CT scans had evidence of pulmonary...
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